Lower Tauern

Lower Tauern
Hochgolling
Highest point
PeakHochgolling
Elevation2,863 m (9,393 ft)
Coordinates47°16′0″N 13°45′42″E / 47.26667°N 13.76167°E / 47.26667; 13.76167
Naming
Native nameNiedere Tauern (German)
Geography
Location within the Eastern Alps
CountryAustria
States
Range coordinates47°18′N 14°0′E / 47.300°N 14.000°E / 47.300; 14.000
Parent rangeCentral Eastern Alps
Borders on
  • Western Tauern Alps
  • Northern Salzburg Alps
  • Salzkammergut and Upper Austria Alps
  • Northern Styrian Alps
  • Styrian Prealps
  • Carinthian-Styrian Alps
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny

The Lower Tauern or Niedere Tauern are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps, in the Austrian states of Salzburg and Styria.

For the etymology of the name, see Tauern.

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